Bill
de Blasio was New York City's first Democratic mayor in around two decades. His
victory was largely due to three factors: 1. A lobby pushing to ban horses
likely as part of a real estate plot; 2. his son's viral videos; and 3. media
bias. While de Blasio is a radical leftist, he came to power as part of the
"ACORN" election in which the left had made an aggressive push to
hijack the City Council and was feeling its oats nationwide. So that no matter
how much he attacked the NYPD, pandered to Muslims, pushed destructive
left-wing policies at every level, it was never enough. It could never be
enough. Now, with an investigation hanging over his head, his career seems to
be headed for the exit. [more...]

The
federal government announced that the U.S. trade deficit worsened yet again in
February 2016. American trade performance continues to fail because of the
focus on dumb trade agreements that end up facilitating more imports than
exports. The U.S. needs to pivot to an overarching strategy to balance trade
rather than pursue losing gambits like the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). [more...]

Good
news! This year we get a few extra days to file our tax returns – until April
18th (19th in MD and DC). But what if you’re just not ready? Relax. File an
extension – no excuses needed. You get an extra six months to file. Use Form
4868 for personal extensions (check with your state for their forms). Oh, you
heard it’s an extension to file, not an extension to pay? That’s true. But they
will grant you the extension even if you don’t pay the whole balance due. By
filing the extension, you avoid the non-filing penalty of 5% per month...AND if
you really have a hardship when it comes to paying, there’s a special form to
give you more time to pay (Form 1127). Whatever your tax problem, TaxMama has
an answer - free at www.taxmama.com - click on Ask a Question. [Read more of my ideas and
suggestions here...]

Europe’s
open door policy to Muslim immigrants has utterly failed. Its tolerance of the
intolerant tenets of Islamic law and practices under the banner of
multiculturalism has also failed. Great Britain is a case in point. Muslims
have created their own segregated communities by choice. Even pro-immigration
leaders are admitting they were wrong in their optimism that Muslims would
willingly integrate into British society over time. As the saying goes, “The
road to hell is paved with good intentions.” A former head of Great Britain’s
Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), Trevor Phillips, came to that
realization after doing a 180 degree turn on the issue of Muslim immigrant
integration. [more...]

On
this week's POLITICAL INSIDERS, we examined the state of the
Presidential races in both parties; the truth about delegate selection; the
President's comments about the Hillary server/e-mail scandal; and what
surprises are to come in the race. Watch the segments here: Part
1, Part 2, Part
3, Part 4. [more...]